Higgledy-Piggledy: Mabel's World

Higgledy-Piggledy is a charming picturebook about young first grader Mabel and a teacher who goes out of her way to teach her class the oddest and most tongue-tying words in the English language, such as "shilly-shally", "flapdoodle," "tittle-tattle", "pecadillo", and "higgledy-piggledy". They may seem strange, but they are real words from the Oxford English Dictionary! Mabel can't wait to share the word "higgledy-piggledy" with her family, but they don't believe it's a real word when she does. But spirited young Mabel won't back down, resulting in some truly higgledy-piggledy situations! The playful color artwork sets just the right tone for Higgledy-Piggledy, and the last two pages have fill-in-the-blank sentences for young people to try using the word for themselves, as well as a list of seven fun activities such as coloring the black-and-white pictures of Mabel in the front and back of the book, creating a higgledy-piggledy button, or learning about words from the dictionary.

Girl meets word and falls in love...In this upbeat story about the joys of learning, the realistic and engaging characters hear, smell, taste, feel, and see the fun new word Mabel discovers on her first day of school. This sweet storybook will definitely fill a niche for parents of children who are growing too mature for board books but are not yet ready for chapter books; it is also a gentle introduction to school with its "learning is fun, everywhere" message.